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Shafaq News
a day ago
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Iraq extends airspace closure until Sunday amid Iran-Israel escalations
Shafaq News/ Iraqi authorities extended the closure of the country's airspace until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, following a security assessment, a security source confirmed to Shafaq News. The move follows the recent escalations between Iran and Israel, with Iraqi authorities describing Israel's use of Iraqi airspace to launch military strikes on Iran as 'a blatant violation ' of national sovereignty and international law. Earlier today, the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the airspace closure extension with an exception for Basra International Airport, which remains open for flights during daytime hours only. In a statement, the authority announced that this decision aimed at ensuring the safety of air navigation and aircraft operations at Basra airport. It also added that reopening the southern airspace marks the first phase of a gradual plan to fully restore Iraqi airspace operations, emphasizing that passenger safety and civil aviation security continue to be the highest priorities.
Shafaq News
a day ago
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Iraq extends airspace closure following Israeli strikes
Shafaq News/ On Saturday, Iraq extended its airspace closure amid escalating Iranian-Israeli hostilities, as regional aviation routes remained in flux with partial reopening and continued suspensions. The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the closure remained in effect until 1:00 p.m. Baghdad time, citing ongoing risk assessments and the need to protect civilian aviation, following a series of Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets and Iran's retaliatory missile launches. In response to the Israeli airspace breach, Baghdad submitted a formal complaint to the UN Security Council. Israel's Ben Gurion Airport will also remain closed 'until further notice' in anticipation of continued Iranian retaliation. In Lebanon, Middle East Airlines canceled all inbound flights and suspended 20 outbound departures scheduled for Saturday morning. Lebanon's Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that eastern air corridors remain closed. 'Flights to Syria, Iraq, and Jordan are still suspended; only westbound routes via Cyprus remain operational,' Director General Amin Jaber told Shafaq News.
Iraqi News
28-04-2025
- Business
- Iraqi News
Iraq to collaborate with UAE in aviation
Baghdad ( – The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, underlined on Sunday that Iraq is ready to collaborate with the UAE in the aviation sector. Al-Sudani's remarks took place during his meeting with the Director-General of the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority, Saif Al-Suwaidi, in the presence of the Iraqi Minister of Construction and Housing and chairman of the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA), Benkin Rekani, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Al-Sudani underlined the government's desire to grow the aviation and air transport industry because of its critical role in the growth of other industries, especially tourism and economic development. Iraq is willing to work with the United Arab Emirates in the aviation and air transportation sectors, according to Al-Sudani. The prime minister emphasized the need to build on the qualitative advancement in this area and advance Iraq's expanding capacities jointly with the comprehensive renaissance the country is experiencing. Al-Suwaidi emphasized Iraq's significance as an air route between the East and the West and its preparedness to serve as an important hub for regional integration within the global aviation system. Additionally, Al-Suwaidi emphasized the UAE's readiness to improve and foster intense collaboration with Iraq in all fields pertaining to civil aviation and air transport.
